Banchero Ncaa, Duke beats Syracuse and goes to the semifinal of the tournament Acc

Come on, but what an effort. Duke and Paolo Banchero earn the semifinals of the ACC tournament, but have to work harder than expected to beat Syracuse 88-79. The Blue Devils are the number 1 seed of the tournament in progress at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, the Orange number 9 and yet they fight to the end, dragged by Jimmy Boeheim (28 points) who makes Syracuse coach Jim proud. . Decisive 10-0 of the Blue Devils in the last, with Banchero who, even if he does not bite as usual in attack, always manages to be useful. In the semifinals Duke finds Miami, who has beaten Boston College.

banchero

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The 10 points that Banchero puts on the scoresheet (3/9 from the field) are his third worst offensive performance of the year. Paolo lacked a bit of personality and the ability to take control of the team in the many difficult moments he had in a very tough match. Yet the future blue has always found a way to be useful, adding 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 5 steals to his loot in the 35 ‘on the pitch. Syracuse did a great job of keeping him from reaching the iron, but Banchero helped get the team around and gave a big hand in defense as well. The best for the Blue Devils were Wendell Moore Jr (26 points and 8 assists), Jeremy Roach (19 points with 5/10 from the arc) and Mark Williams, especially devastating in the second half with 15 points and 16 rebounds.

the match

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Duke has a better start despite Banchero’s shy start (4 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals in the first half) and is ahead 24-13 at 11’26 “from the interval. After the timeout, however, Syracuse changes gear, manages to harness the attack of the Blue Devils and hits hard with Girard (18 points in the first half) and Boeheim, reaching the interval ahead 40-36. Syracuse continues to hurt at the start of the second half and with Girard escapes at 45-38. Duke finds himself thanks to Moore and with a 10-0 run overtakes 57-55 with 13’29 ”on the clock. Moore, Roach and Williams are the 3 players who level up for coach K’s team, while Banchero continues to accumulate numbers but not affect. And the finale becomes a dramatic point-to-point, with Boeheim and the triples keeping Syracuse in the game. The resistance holds up to 1’05 “from the end, when Roach slips the 85-79 basket which effectively closes the accounts.